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Peach Shortcake

A baked peach shortcake made with peaches, sugar, almond extract, cinnamon, flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, egg, and milk.

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Why it works: Peach and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 466 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

The recipe

Oven400°F

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Prepare the peaches

  1. Place peaches in bottom of well-greased 8-inch baking dish.

  2. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the sugar replacement, the almond extract and cinnamon.

Make the topping

  1. Combine flour, remaining 1 tablespoon sugar replacement, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl.

  2. Add shortening, egg and milk, stirring just to mix.

  3. Spread evenly over peaches.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake at 400°F.

  2. Invert onto serving plate.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Peach + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together466 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Almond + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,514 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Almond + flourtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together8,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Peach + milktop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together780 recipes

    Shared aroma: phellandrene (minty).

  5. Peach + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together625 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Peaches
Provide the fruit base, releasing juice and sweetness as they bake.
Flour
Forms the structure of the baked topping as its starches set.
Egg
Binds the batter and adds structure and richness to the topping.
Baking powder
Releases gas during baking, helping the topping rise and become light.
Shortening
Adds fat that tenderizes the topping and keeps it from becoming tough.
Milk
Adds moisture that hydrates the flour and forms a soft batter.

The step that matters

Add shortening, egg and milk, stirring just to mix.. Overmixing develops gluten in the flour, which makes the topping tough and dense rather than tender. Stop stirring as soon as the flour is moistened, even if a few lumps remain.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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